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(09/26/24 11:19pm)
Courtney White, cousin of Adam Oakes, a Virginia Commonwealth University student who died due to alcohol poisoning during a fraternity hazing incident in 2021, discussed hazing prevention and warned attendees about the consequences of hazing at a Monday evening presentation. The event kicked off the first of the University’s events for National Hazing Prevention Week — a period for universities to raise awareness and increase education about hazing.
(09/17/24 3:10am)
The Board of Visitors’ Committee on the College at Wise heard a presentation on a proposed Family Nurse Practitioner master’s program, and approved the College at Wise to move ahead with the process of setting up the program. The Committee also received updates on fall enrollment and Wise programs aimed at local community outreach.
(09/09/24 1:19am)
Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine voiced his support for Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign and encouraged students to vote at a 175-person event hosted by the University Democrats, a political organization on Grounds that aims to support the Democratic Party through voter outreach and activism. In its first meeting of the semester, club leaders said they hoped to increase recruitment and engage students in election campaign efforts by hosting a recognizable politician like Kaine, who was the vice presidential nominee for Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election.
(08/30/24 7:00pm)
In its first meeting of the semester, the University's Faculty Senate hosted Ian Baucom, executive vice president and provost, for a discussion about academic freedom at the University, including what free speech protections faculty have as both private citizens and University employees. Baucom also stated that the right to free expression as private individuals can mutually exist with the University faculty’s commitment to academic freedom, and that in the classroom professors should encourage free discussion, inquiry and expression.
(05/13/24 6:15am)
At a University-run virtual town hall Tuesday and an independently organized faculty-led town hall Thursday, administrators and faculty presented differing accounts of the events of May 4, when police forcibly cleared a pro-Palestine encampment near the University Chapel. The details contested between the town halls included the clarity of the University’s tent policy, aggressiveness of protesters, provision of medical treatment and the presence of suspicious individuals at the encampment.
(05/07/24 6:33am)
The Board of Visitors Finance Committee met in an off-cycle meeting May 2 to hear an overview of the University’s budget process and gain context for the upcoming vote to approve the Fiscal Year 2025 budget. The Committee will review and vote on the budget when the full Board reconvenes for its June meeting.
(04/29/24 2:56am)
The University’s School of Data Science building officially opened its doors to students and faculty Friday. To celebrate the Grand Opening, several contributors and guests spoke, including Governor Glenn Youngkin and University President Jim Ryan. The event ended with a 10-second countdown to the official opening, and guests in attendance were allowed to split into smaller groups to tour the building. The building will host the University’s School of Data Science starting this Fall, with faculty moving in throughout the summer.
(04/28/24 11:05pm)
Ahead of the 2024-25 academic year, Housing and Residence Life preassigned 25 percent of returning resident advisors to specific dorms, including all RAs with Student Disability Access Center accommodations, ahead of the customary RA drafting process. This decision caused confusion and frustration among some RAs and senior residents, who said they felt that HRL was not transparent about the reasoning for the change and did not give straightforward answers about why certain RAs were preassigned.
(03/28/24 9:05pm)
The University's Office of African American Affairs is celebrating the 40th anniversary of its Peer Advisor Program, which matches Black first-year and transfer students with upperclassmen peers for mentoring. Founded in 1984, the OAAA created the program to address the University’s comparatively lower retention rate for Black students, and this advising system has since been commended by students, alumni and administrators alike.
(03/19/24 4:00pm)
After nearly five years of administrative deliberation, Alderman Library has been renamed after the University’s fourth President, Edgar Shannon, a move that has received mixed responses from students and community members. The change follows increases in student activism on Grounds in favor of the change, as well as some resistance from students, alumni and community members.
(02/21/24 4:13am)
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced a contribution of $12 million to the Virginia Housing Trust Fund, a program established by the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development that specifically provides funding to organizations focused on reducing homelessness in Virginia. Among the 55 organizations across the Commonwealth which will receive funding from these recent grants are Virginia Supportive Housing and The Haven at First & Market Inc., two Charlottesville-based organizations working to address homelessness in the area.
(02/05/24 9:41pm)
Kimberly Jenkins Robinson, U.Va. Law professor and director of the Education Rights Institute, spoke on education access for K-12 students in an event hosted by the Colonnade Club Wednesday. She proposed a federal right to education as a possible solution to the problem of inadequate funding for schools around the United States and within Virginia.
(01/29/24 2:49am)
The Middle Eastern/North African Mentoring program, a student advising program offered by Multicultural Student Services, was officially revived last fall after five years of dormancy and will continue to recruit students throughout the spring semester. The program, which includes students with Middle Eastern or North African backgrounds, offers academic support to underclassmen and transfer students who are paired with upperclassmen mentors.
(12/08/23 8:54pm)
The Board of Visitors’ Academic and Student Life Committee discussed changes to college athletics, including recent changes to the Atlantic Coast Conference and Name, Image and Likeness deals — which allow student athletes to benefit financially — at their meeting Thursday. The Committee also heard from four University researchers about the research aspect of University President Jim Ryan’s 2030 Plan.
(12/06/23 7:35pm)
The magical Winter Wander light exhibit at Boar’s Head Resort will help Charlottesville ring in the holiday season again this year. With the event now in its third year, new changes have been made to the exhibit and trail — most notably, the addition of a 40-by-50 foot ice-skating rink.
(11/16/23 4:26am)
Debates over a new 10-story apartment building proposal at 2117 Ivy Road have escalated with a recent letter from the University to Charlottesville’s City Council asking the city to consider the impact of the proposal, saying that the development does not align with the city’s stated goals for the specific space. The City Planning Commission, however, unanimously approved the rezoning request during Tuesday's meeting — City Council will now decide whether the project moves forward.
(11/08/23 5:17am)
This is a developing story — statistics and voter turnout are as of Tuesday evening. This article will be updated with final data once results are verified.
(11/07/23 12:44am)
Candidates Amanda Burns, Shymora Cooper, Chris Meyer, and Nicole Richardson are currently running unopposed to fill the four open seats on the Charlottesville City School Board in the upcoming Nov. 7 election. For the first time in 20 years, more than half of the Board’s seven seats will be filled by new members.
(10/30/23 2:39pm)
The School of Law recently launched its Education Rights Institute, which will work within various districts across the country to help schools better address educational inequalities among disadvantaged students and improve the quality of K-12 education in America.
(10/05/23 1:00pm)
A new advising plan for first-year students has been implemented at the School of Engineering this year to improve upon the current embedded advising program. Under the new system, students will take foundational engineering courses over a full year with their advisor as their instructor, someone who is also a faculty member within the School of Engineering.